Owen County can proudly boast of having two of the best spell bowl teams in the area after McCormick's Creek Elementary School placed second in the Class 1 Division during Thursday's IndianaAcademic Spell Bowl competition held at South Putnam Central Elementary School. Sam Goff earneda perfect score, while Rutva Patel and Jacob Walcott were close behind, earning near-perfect scores.

Spell Bowl Team Coach Kathy Mobley noted that MCES placed in the top third of Class 1 schoolsstatewide, finishing 31st out of a combined 101 schools in their respective division. Madeline Mobleyhad the highest scores throughout the school's preparation and will be representing MCES in the Herald-Times Regional Spelling Bee in the spring.